Banks Peninsula Cemeteries

The Council administers nine cemeteries on Banks Peninsula. These range from the steep hillside, old, well established sites of Lyttelton to grazed land at Pigeon and Le Bons Bay.

The Akaroa Cemetery is made up of three separate adjoining cemeteries of the past. The Lyttelton, Reserve Terrace site consists of the old Lyttelton Catholic and Public Cemeteries. The newest cemetery on the peninsula at Diamond Harbour named the 'Diamond Harbour Memorial Gardens' was formally opened on 13th May 2002.

The below list records all council cemeteries currently available for interment.

Akaroa - Catholic
Located on Onuku Road, the first known burial there was 1863.

Akaroa - Dissenters
Located on Cemetery Road, the first known burial there was 1873.

Akaroa - Anglican
Located on Hempleman Drive, the first known burial there was 1857.

Diamond Harbour
Located at Stoddart Point, the first known burial there was 2002.

Duvauchelle
Located at Duvauchelle, the first known burial there was 1881.

Kaituna
Located in Kaituna Valley adjacent to St Kentigen, the first known burial was 1940.

Little River
Located adjacent to St Andrews, the first known burial there was 1878.

Lyttelton - Anglican
Located on Canterbury Street the first known burial there was 1851.

Lyttelton - Catholic
Located on Reserve Terrace the first known burial there was 1873.

Pigeon Bay
Located on Pigeon Bay Road the first known burial there was 1871.

Wainui
Located on Cemetery Road, the first known burial there was 1890.

Other Peninsula Cemeteries

The following Banks Peninsula cemeteries are administered by other bodies. This is not considered a full list but incorporates all information we have currently available.